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Midterm reactions: a perspective
There has been a lot of talk on the midterm elections that occurred last week. It has varied from optimism…
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2018 IMAGES: students in motion
“IMAGES” began with an optional dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Phelps Hall dining room and featured…
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Hope gets its geek on at Trivia Night
About 20 teams of eight gathered in the BSC last Friday night for a battle of wits, furiously writing answers…
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Women’s soccer moves up in the NCAA
Last weekend the 18thranked women’s soccer team played two games in the NCAA Div. III Tournament, fighting to win and keep their season alive. On Friday, they played against Bridgewater College (VA) in the opening game, winning 1-0 for their 12th shutout of the season. Senior Rylie Dalton, MIAA Most Valuable Player, had her third…
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Football ends strong
The football team’s season ended last Saturday with a strong 33-14 win against Adrian College, finishing their season with an 8-2 record, matching last year’s standing. The team took second overall in the MIAA, falling only to Trine University. The Flying Dutchmen were led by 17 seniors over the season. Senior Tate Knapp was first…
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Thanksgiving away from home, with friends
Thanksgiving is next Thursday, and while many students plan to go home for the holiday, others may have no other choice but to stay at school. Furthermore, some may chose to stay at school in order to avoid travels and stay on top of things. Either way, Thanksgiving should not be left un-celebrated. This does…
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Students dare to decorate, play holiday music
As “spooky season” has come to an end, the snow has begun to fall and suddenly, the holiday season is upon us. Whether you believe the passing of Halloween means it is time for Thanksgiving or Christmas or neither, it is hard to deny the fact that we are close to the most festive time…
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Fall musical opens tonight at DeWitt Theatre
Amidst the lull that falls between post-midterm relief and Thanksgiving break, the DeWitt mainstage continues to bustle. Since the third week of school, the students and professors of the theatre department have been working to memorize, arrange and design a production of Steven Sondheim’s classic musical, “Into the Woods.” Opening on Broadway 31 years ago,…
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Music dept. students seek answers
Fall 2018 was supposed to be a normal semester for Hope’s music students. However, it has turned out to be anything but that. Over the summer, there were rumors of changes in the music department’s faculty, but it was not until students began arriving at the end of August that they realized exactly how much…
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Panel shares on discourse
These days, it is a common sentiment across every demographic that we live in an age of political polarization rarely seen in politics. The ability to reach out and communicate about daily events to any given stranger has become notably strained, boding poorly for the common American and their ability to come to a reasonable…
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My home away from home for the holidays
As Jaipur, the city that has welcomed me since I first arrived, spins with the lights and life of Diwali, I feel myself trying to hang onto a constant, to slow down. I know I just got over the halfway point. I know I still have a month and a half left. I know there…
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Rise of Hope Republicans: Reflections on the midterm elections
“In high school I started really getting into politics, but our politics club wasn’t that fantastic. I knew Hope Republicans was a thing that existed. I emailed them, no response, emailed them again, no response, and then I had to ask seven people to find the advisor in charge. “I met Professor Pocock, who is…
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Apocalyptic images of California
The death toll from the Camp Fire in Paradise, the most destructive fire in the history of California, has surged to 25 people, with more than 100 people still missing in the northern part of California. The scenes are disturbing. Abandoned cars with melted tires errantly scattered in front of motorists who were fleeing their…